Page 9: Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88 in the year 1976.   

Jun 10   67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1976 adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103   

Jun 12   In the year 1976 the Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft   

Jun 13   Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies in the year 1976.   

Jun 14   "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed in the year 1976.   

Jun 16   In the year 1976 student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa   

Jun 19   On this day in history uS Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth   

Jun 23   On this day in history cCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens   

Jun 25   On this day in history johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66   

Jun 28   Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49 in the year 1976.   

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies in the year 1976.   

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history a Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers.   

Jul 01   Kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors in the year 1976.   

Jul 02   Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid in the year 1976.   

Jul 03   On this day in history hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58   

Jul 03   On this day in history israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers   

Jul 06   First women enter Naval Academy on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1976 soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

Jul 07   Gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76 in the year 1976.   

Jul 07   On this day in history viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1976 in the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area   

Jul 12   Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 13   Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.   

Jan 03   On this day in history mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

Jan 08   On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

Jan 10   On this day in history chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65   

Jan 11   Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 in the year 1976.   

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.